For those of you who care, yes, I am perfectly aware that that was not real HTML back there with the strikethrough. And I don't care. I mean, if someone wants to tell me how to make the strikethroughs work, be my guest, but don't leave nasty messages mocking my lack of skill. Not seriously, in any case. If you annoy me too much, I can always delete your comments. I think. I can try, in any case, and if that doesn't work, then I'll just make more posts berating you.
Wednesday, July 29, 2009
Digression
This post has nothing to do with computers, nor does it relate to apple in any way. It's not even something that most people need to know. But for those of us out there who get sick of cutesy japanese demon cats, you are not alone. I found Hello Kitty Hell (strikethrough)after hours of searching the internets(/strikethrough) when User Friendly's "Laugh of the Day" arrived on my homepage.
For those of you who care, yes, I am perfectly aware that that was not real HTML back there with the strikethrough. And I don't care. I mean, if someone wants to tell me how to make the strikethroughs work, be my guest, but don't leave nasty messages mocking my lack of skill. Not seriously, in any case. If you annoy me too much, I can always delete your comments. I think. I can try, in any case, and if that doesn't work, then I'll just make more posts berating you.
For those of you who care, yes, I am perfectly aware that that was not real HTML back there with the strikethrough. And I don't care. I mean, if someone wants to tell me how to make the strikethroughs work, be my guest, but don't leave nasty messages mocking my lack of skill. Not seriously, in any case. If you annoy me too much, I can always delete your comments. I think. I can try, in any case, and if that doesn't work, then I'll just make more posts berating you.
Saturday, July 11, 2009
MacBook Pro
Yes, the day has finally come. I am now the proud owner of a 15" MacBook Pro.
It does take a bit of getting used to after using only Windows, but it's worth the acclimation stress. In fact, some things are simple enough that I look for the hard way to do them- the only way that Windows ever did them. Downloading things like Firefox and Picasa was a bit tricky, as I could click "Download" well enough, but was unable to make them run. It turned out that all I had to do was drag the icon into the "applications" folder and go...
It's lucky for me that I have a friend with a Mac, or I'd still be sitting here trying to get Firefox to run... But once things are explained, they are almost ridiculously easy to do. Drag and drop. Drag and drop. Go into settings to make clicking easier with the trackpad (Which I love, by the way. It is very responsive and almost makes a USB mouse unnecessary.).
Possibly my favourite feature is the keyboard. I shopped around, looking at less expensive PCs, and the main killer was the keyboard. Most of the laptops I played with had slow, sticky-feeling keyboards. Typing was a ponderous undertaking, like wading through molasses. This keyboard is light and "clicky" with its individual keys, and responds nicely to pressure.
One thing I wouldn't mind is more USB ports. This model only has two, along with an SD slot, headphone jack, etc. Two is a printer and a mouse. No room for jumpdrive or camera. An external USB device is soon to follow. Slightly less portable, but oh-so handy for those plugged-in moments.
I'm still working through the transfer of data from the desktop PC to the MacBook, so more on this is likely to follow!
That exclamation point was facetious, and if you didn't figure that out, you shouldn't be reading this. I will, however, permit you to keep reading if you have to look up "facetious" in the dictionary.
It does take a bit of getting used to after using only Windows, but it's worth the acclimation stress. In fact, some things are simple enough that I look for the hard way to do them- the only way that Windows ever did them. Downloading things like Firefox and Picasa was a bit tricky, as I could click "Download" well enough, but was unable to make them run. It turned out that all I had to do was drag the icon into the "applications" folder and go...
It's lucky for me that I have a friend with a Mac, or I'd still be sitting here trying to get Firefox to run... But once things are explained, they are almost ridiculously easy to do. Drag and drop. Drag and drop. Go into settings to make clicking easier with the trackpad (Which I love, by the way. It is very responsive and almost makes a USB mouse unnecessary.).
Possibly my favourite feature is the keyboard. I shopped around, looking at less expensive PCs, and the main killer was the keyboard. Most of the laptops I played with had slow, sticky-feeling keyboards. Typing was a ponderous undertaking, like wading through molasses. This keyboard is light and "clicky" with its individual keys, and responds nicely to pressure.
One thing I wouldn't mind is more USB ports. This model only has two, along with an SD slot, headphone jack, etc. Two is a printer and a mouse. No room for jumpdrive or camera. An external USB device is soon to follow. Slightly less portable, but oh-so handy for those plugged-in moments.
I'm still working through the transfer of data from the desktop PC to the MacBook, so more on this is likely to follow!
That exclamation point was facetious, and if you didn't figure that out, you shouldn't be reading this. I will, however, permit you to keep reading if you have to look up "facetious" in the dictionary.
Subscribe to:
Posts (Atom)
